This is my blog, let Gunpla be immortalized here!

Image source: Gundam Wikia

Greetings, readers. This is Jakob, or rather Crimson Avenger. This blog is going to be about the adventures and hilarity I can create when I build Plastic Model kits from Japan based on a mecha anime. While the name 'Gunpla' may sound strange, it's actually a portmanteau of Gundam and Plastic.

Gunpla comes in different scales, which go up in size but not necessarily quality. HG (High Grade) is the baseline of the modern kit, evolved from the FG (First Grade) which debuted in the 80s when Gundam launched its first TV series.

 

A typical HG boxart.

These kits feature basic parts, but are preferable for being the most sturdy and 'playable' of the lines. They have basic detail and lots of stickers to make up for it.

Image source: Gundam Wikia

The bigger siblings of HGs are the MGs (Master Grade), which tote an inner frame as well as a chunky 1/100 scale. Their detail is much better, and the foil stickers are less numerous. There are also special decals that involve taping the decal to the kit or dipping the decal in water before applying it.

Since these kits have much more surface detail, their parts tend to become much smaller and therefore more brittle. The complicated mechanisms pumped into each Master Grade kit make them less sturdy, enough to make them likely to fall apart just from the kind of play that HGs can withstand.

A typical MG Boxart.

Currently, I own quite an amount of Gunpla that composes of many HGs and some MGs. The other grades will be introduced later in the blog, so check back for an update. With that, I need to cut this blog post short. I hope to see you all down in those comments soon!